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Last Map Update: Fri, Feb 6, 2026 at 7:10:33 am EST

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Small Craft Advisory

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A Small Craft Advisory is in effect for all Florida Keys local waters. What...seas 6 to 9 ft in western Hawk Channel. Seas 7 to 10 ft in the western Florida Straits and SE Gulf. Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots. Wind and wave conditions will be hazardous for small craft. Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in these conditions.

UPPER KEYS: TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Northwest winds near 15 mph, becoming west to northwest and decreasing to near 10 mph. LOWER AND MIDDLE KEYS: TODAY...Partly sunny this morning, then becoming mostly sunny. Breezy early. Highs in the mid 60s. Northwest to north winds 15 to 20 mph, becoming northwest and decreasing to 10 to 15 mph.

A Small Craft Advisory in effect for the Straits of Florida and the SE Gulf waters. Small Craft Should Exercise Caution until winds decrease is headlined for the Bayside and Gulfside waters and Hawk Channel. Northwest to north moderate to fresh breezes, except fresh to strong Straits of Florida, becoming west to northwest gentle to moderate breezes, except becoming moderate to fresh Straits of Florida. Bayside and Gulfside and Hawk Channel: Seas 2-5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. W of Marquesas and W of Cosgrove, seas 6-7 ft, occasionally to 9 ft, subsiding to 4-6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft. Straits of Florida and SE Gulf: Seas 5-8 ft, occasionally to 9 ft, subsiding to 4-6 ft, occasionally to 7 ft. Bay and nearshore waters choppy, becoming a light to moderate chop, except a moderate chop, becoming a light to moderate chop Florida Bay.

A Small Craft Advisory in effect for the Straits of Florida and the SE Gulf waters. Small Craft Should Exercise Caution until winds decrease is headlined for the Bayside and Gulfside waters and Hawk Channel. Northwest to north moderate to fresh breezes, except fresh to strong Straits of Florida, becoming west to northwest gentle to moderate breezes, except becoming moderate to fresh Straits of Florida. Bayside and Gulfside and Hawk Channel: Seas 2-5 ft, occasionally to 6 ft. W of Marquesas and W of Cosgrove, seas 6-7 ft, occasionally to 9 ft, subsiding to 4-6 ft, occasionally to 8 ft. Straits of Florida and SE Gulf: Seas 5-8 ft, occasionally to 9 ft, subsiding to 4-6 ft, occasionally to 7 ft. Bay and nearshore waters choppy, becoming a light to moderate chop, except a moderate chop, becoming a light to moderate chop Florida Bay.

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